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This Central Intelligence Agency conference report, numbered RTT 95-10039 and dated October 1995, presents the proceedings of a conference held 30 September to 1 October 1993. The CIA's Geographic Resources Division sponsored the conference. In it, academic geographers, anthropologists and US Government officials examined ethnic conflict by region, covering Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and South Asia. The report also discusses what these conflicts mean for US policy. It does not deal with UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C00123268 mortality, are good indicators of a particular ethnic group’s well-being. He also looks at how youth bulges—when the 15 to 24 age cohort exceeds 20 per- cent of a given population—-affect stability within ethnic groups. Dn Martin Kenzer, Associate Professor of Geography at Florida Atlantic University, provides a review of post-World War II ethnically driven refugee move- ments and assesses the current refugee picture. Dr: Lee Schwartz, Office of the Geographer, Depart- ment of State, examines the linkage between forced migration and ethnicity. He presents a typology of forced movements of people and a geography of the ethnic composition of such migration. States, Nations, and Ethnic Conflict Dr: Thomas Poulsen looks at how overlapping pat- terns of states (sovereign countries) and nations (groupings of peoples with common identities) affect current affairs. He then examines factors that aggra- vate or ameliorate ethnic conflicts, especially where nations and states do not correspond, and presents some political-geographic truisms that the United States should consider in dealing with ethnic conflict abroad. Patterns, Trends, and Regional Comparisons Dr. Marvin Mikesell suggests that some countries-— such as Finland—have done a good job accommodat- ing minority populations and that neighboring coun- tries could learn from this. In her discussion, Dn Mildred Berman relays the importance of examining population trends. Ethnic Conflict and US Policy Dr. Jon Gundersen, Department of State, presents his view that US foreign policy must take into account ethnic conflict, which will be on the intemational Reverse Blank 3 agenda over the long term. Concentrating on Europe and the former Soviet Union, he questions what type of state structure can best protect ethnic groups in the region. He concludes by suggesting that the problem of ethnic conflict in Europe could be addressed through a united, decentralized Continent governed by mutually accepted rules of behavior. Mr. Wade Hinkle, Department of Defense, reiterates then Secretary of Defense Les Aspin’s view that eth- nic/national conflict is one of the main dangers to US national security in the post—Cold War era. He then summarizes the key points of US national secu- rity strategy: remaining engaged in international affairs, preventing the effects of ethnic conflict, and forming partnerships with like-minded democratic countries. Conclusions: Implications for the United States and the International Community-—Problems and Prospects Dr. Stanley Brunn, Professor of Geography at the Uni- versity of Kentucky, examines the state of the world political map and itemizes six factors that will affect global politics over the next 20 years: environment, religion, secularization, sports, territoriality, and com- munications. In the discussion, Dr: Rex Honey calls for understand- ing that oppressed ethnic groups have legitimate grievances and for support of human rights globally. Dr Harm J. de Blij, the concluding discussant, points out that ethnic strife may be related to deteriorating environmental conditions in parts of the world. Approved for Release: 2018/06/01 C00123268
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 205 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.